Antique Surfboard Being Presented for Exhibition at Museum of the City of Lake Worth

Palm Beach County Surfing Pioneer Dave Aaron will be in Lake Worth on Friday, April 24th to present his antique balsa wood surfboard for exhibition at The Museum of the City of Lake Worth. Mr. Aaron was one of the first people to ride a surfboard in Palm Beach County and is participating in a local project to preserve the history of local surfing. The antique surfboard is ten feet long and has been meticulously restored to its original 1940's condition. Possibly shaped by one of the world's most famous early surfboard shapers, Bob Simmons in California, the board traveled to Hawaii before Dave began riding it at the original Palm Beach Pier as a teenager in the 1940's.

Mr. Aaron is an inductee to the East Coast Legends Surfing Hall of Fame. In the mid-1960's he was a founder of the Palm Beach County Surfing Association, which included more than a dozen local surfing clubs from Boca Raton to Jupiter. At that time the Association spearheaded a legal challenge to a surfing ban by the Town of Palm Beach, and won the case in the Florida Supreme Court with the pro-bono help of a then-young attorney, Joel Daves.

Dave Aaron will be attending meetings of the newly-formed non profit organization, The Palm Beach County Surfing History Project, while in town. The group is organizing exhibitions of local surfing photos, boards and memorabilia from local collections in Palm Beach County. For more information visit the website at: surfhistoryproject.org

The public presentation will take place at the museum on Friday, April 24th at 3 P.M. Mr. Aaron will be available for interviews and photos at that time. The Museum, located at the City Hall Annex, (414 Lake Avenue) showcases the history and culture of Lake Worth and the surrounding areas. Displays throughout seven rooms are packed with artifacts and photographs of early Lake Worth.

Admission to Lake Worth's Historical Museum is free. Hours are 10 to 4 weekdays (closed noon to 1 P.M.).

For more information visit the website at: surfhistoryproject.org or call Tom Warnke at 561-236-0155.